1863 – 1897
Filipino revolutionary leader who founded the Katipunan secret society that initiated the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule in 1896.
1891 – 1977
Filipino politician
1891 – 1955
Filipino politician
1891 – 1963
Filipino lawyer, politician, legislator, and Cabinet member (1891–1963)
1891 – 1951
Filipino politician (1891-1951)
1890 – 1975
Filipino banker (1890-1975)
1891 – 1975
Filipino politician
1873 – 1962
Founder of Centro Escolar University (1873-1962)
1870 – 1951
Filipino general and senator (1870–1951)
1892 – 1970
Filipino soldier and doctor (1892–1970)
1891 – 1947
Filipino politician and judge
1920 – 2003
Vice Chief of Staff of Philippine Armed Forces (1920–2003)
1907 – 1957
President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957, known as the "Champion of the Masses" for his anti-corruption campaigns and rural development programs.
1837 – 1872
Filipino priest martyred in 1872
1873 – 1929
Filipino writer and politician (1873-1929)
1850 – 1896
Filipino revolutionary propagandist who founded the anti-colonial newspaper La Solidaridad in Barcelona in 1889. He was a key figure in the Propaganda Movement that advocated for Philippine reforms under Spanish rule.
1849 – 1884
Filipino writer (1849-1884)
1864 – 1903
Filipino revolutionary leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the Philippine Republic in 1899 and was known as the "Brains of the Revolution." Despite being paralyzed from the waist down, he drafted the constitution of the First Philippine Republic and advised President Emilio Aguinaldo.
1844 – 1927
Filipino writer
1932 – 1983
Philippine senator and opposition leader whose assassination in 1983 catalyzed the movement that eventually overthrew the Marcos dictatorship.
1928 – 2022
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998 and former military general who helped facilitate the peaceful transition during the People Power Revolution.
1971 – Present
Tony Award-winning Filipino singer and actress who originated the role of Kim in Miss Saigon and provided the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin.
1878 – 1944
First president of the Philippine Commonwealth (1935-1944) who established Quezon City as the new capital and led the government-in-exile during World War II.
1869 – 1964
First president of the Philippines (1899-1901) who led the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule and declared the country's independence in 1898.
1890 – 1956
President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953 (1890–1956)